Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Council gets veto override power | CJOnline.com

Council gets veto override power CJOnline.com

Topekans voted nearly 2-to-1 Tuesday to give the city council the right to override mayoral vetoes.

Voters by a margin of 65 percent to 35 percent — 14,109 votes to 7,714 — approved Charter Ordinance No. 98 making changes in the city’s charter, which is basically its constitution.


I am happy this passed. Without the city council having override power, the mayor would, in reality, be a dictator. That just wouldn't work for this, or any, city.

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